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  • Mediamatic Biotoop Sieta Maria van Horck

    The Secret Life of Plants Blog #1

    Experiment Overview

    Natural surroundings have a big impact on the energy and well-being of organisms. They respond to physical movements within their environment. For instance, known structured patterns like sunlight...
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  • Mediamatic Biotoop Willem Velthoven

    Keep Out!

    march 2020 Corona Closure | Help to Flatten the Curve!

    We are ok but our exhibits and our bar/restaurant are closed until further notice. This started on Sunday march 16, 2020. We'll stay closed for public at least till April 6 whilst following the Dutch...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Thibaut Counot

    Serving our fish a special rat-atouille

    Turning pests into fish food

    Amsterdam is facing an increasing rat population. Can we turn this to our advantage?
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Thibaut Counot

    A year later: What our wasabi flowers are…

    As the Wasabi growing in our aquaponics greenhouse starts to flower, we revisit last year’s tests and learn how to care and nurture this famously fussy crop.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Mily Bogaarts

    Death is in the air, and you can smell it

    The demise of the pigeon towers

    While mushrooms emerge, grow, mature and decay, the towers shrink and bend under their own weight. And we keep building. Trying to reach and hold the height of the tower. We feel the need to repair...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Josie Dibnah

    Embodying Landscapes

    In conversation with Philipp Kolmann

    Philipp Kolmann (artist, designer, cheese-maker, herdsman) is our current artist in residence, exploring ‘Embodied Landscapes’ as part of the AFK 3Package Deal. His work moves fluidly through diverse...

  • Mediamatic has moved to DijksPark in 2014!

    to Dijksgracht 6, Amsterdam

    As of December 1st, Mediamatic moved to their new location on Dijksgracht 6. On this beautiful spot near the waterside (within walking distance from Central Station!) we will continue and intensify...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    Kool Kabbage

    2018 - 2019

    2018 turned out to be a good cabbage-year. What to do with a food-surplus of 60.000 kilos of cabbages? Mediamatic took them on to survive the winter on cabbage and to question the value of our food.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    Visitor Information

    You can visit Dijkspark and the Casting Doubts installation daily. The seedcard however are only for sale during opening hours of Mediamatic ETEN, which you can find here . The Casting Doubts...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Abhay Villa 5 Aug 2021

    Is it an alien? Is it a sex toy? No, it's Sopropo!

    procuring, growing and cooking this intriguing fruit

    You may have come across Sopropo on your travels, at a Surinamese/Asian restaurant or maybe even at home. Read on and learn about our journey procuring, growing and cooking this intriguing fruit...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    Bokashi Containers

    Composting with microorganisms

    The organic waste coming from the kitchen of Mediamatic ETEN finds a special companion in its composting process: the Bokashi container.  This system uses effective microorganisms to enable low...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Abhay Villa 22 Mar 2021

    We are Growing Edible Flowers

    15 meters from farm to plate

    Mediamatic ETEN and the Aquaponics Farm together are aiding the growth of a project that started "rooting" its way into Mediamatic's collection a couple of years ago; and now with the arrival of this...
  • Knowledge Page Sadhbh O'Donnell

    Bokashi: Questions to Simon Vos

    Frequently asked questions

    Here are some questions that have been previously asked so that maybe you don't have to! Simone Vos from agriton has been great for answering questions and is the primary source for understanding the...

  • Build Room for the Future of Art!

    Prof. Dr. Toby Kiers’ testimony to the Amsterdam City Council

    Amsterdam is discussing a reorganization of its Art Funding. The proposal is to divide the "important" infrastructural organizations from all the other ones by delegating the funding to the local...

  • Biodiversity Meets Fashion

    Amsterdam Fashion Academy x Mediamatic

    The city of Amsterdam, a metropolitan with the largest city population in the Netherlands, has always been a center for fashion, music festivals, and diversity. The city is characterized as “slightly...
  • Knowledge Page Sadhbh O'Donnell

    Being responsible for Bokashi

    and other useful information

    The amount of time to give to Bokashi really depends on what is happening at Mediamatic. Is the restaurant open? Is communal lunch happening? What season is it?  Being responsible for the Bokashi...

  • De Tostifabriek ligt even stil

    Kunstproject op Oostenburg Amsterdam

    19 April 2013: De Tostifabriek is een levende kunstinstallatie en is onderdeel van de tentoonstelling Freezing Favela. De Fabriek, die geen echte fabriek is maar waar wel dingen gemaakt worden

  • Field Peas

    Growing field peas in an aquaponics greenhouse

    Although our shade cloth can cool the greenhouse on hot days, it is still nice to have some complete shade inside. We have created some extra shade by just using some string and field peas.

  • Knowledge Pages Mediamatic Biotoop

    All about Bokashi!

    Welcome to the fermented world of Bokashi

    Here you find an overview of all there is to know about Bokashi. How it works, how to take care of it, and possible exhibition possibilities in the future.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Bart Ellenbroek

    Today was a good week

    My experiences during my first week at Mediamatic

    I became very fascinated by bio-design and -materials, so i decided i wanted to do an internship where i could learn more about it. I am especially interested in mycelium based materials. After doing...

  • Camping au naturel

    Social RFID Hacker Camp 2009, Day 2

    Forget the digital environment for a minute. While the hackers fret over APIs in their corrugated camp, this blogger is interacting with the natural lushness of Westerpark in the low early evening...

  • Henriette Waal, beer woman in a man's world.

    Interview with the beer curator for Bio-me

    Henriette Waal (1982), who graduated from the Eindhoven Design Academy, ‘Man and Public Space’ department, is an artist and designer - but also a beer brewer. She’s beer curator for Mediamatic’s Bio
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Bart Ellenbroek

    Geodesic dome research

    Testing sizes, entrance and connectors.

    Here is a first look intro the research and testing process of the mycelium geodesic dome project.

  • Yay! El HEMA nominated for Dutch Design Prizes!

    Vote for us if you like El HEMA

    We're very proud that we have been nominated for the Dutch Design Prizes. We're also on the shortlist for the Audi(ence) prize. And that's where you, dear reader, come in... You can vote for El HEMA...

  • Interview Kael T Block

    On XX Boys and more

    Mediamatic's exhibition Kiki on Steroids! presents Kael T Block's project XX Boys, a collection of photographs of transboys. Rooted in his own experience as a transboy or 'FtM' (Female to Male), the...

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